Miami vs. New York
Cashiers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 18.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 20.5%.
Miami's median $30,250 buys $26,500 at national prices (price parity 114.2); New York's $35,950 buys $31,900 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Miami.
| Miami | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 56,340 | 173,830 | +208.5% |
| 10th percentile | $27,730 | $32,850 | +18.5% |
| 25th percentile | $28,870 | $34,320 | +18.9% |
| Median | $30,250 | $35,950 | +18.8% |
| 75th percentile | $35,310 | $38,130 | +8.0% |
| 90th percentile | $39,290 | $46,020 | +17.1% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Cashiers in Miami · Cashiers in New York
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